Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To make penal.2. (v. t.) To put a penalty on. See Penalty. Thesaurus acquit amerce anathematize attaint blacklist bring home to bring to account bring to book call to account castigate censure chasten chastise condemn convict correct damn deal with denounce denunciate discipline doom excommunicate find guilty fine handicap inflict upon judge masthead mulct pass sentence pass sentence on pillory pronounce judgment pronounce sentence proscribe punish sentence settle with square accounts take to task visit upon |